CVE-2008-4101

N/A Unknown
Published: September 18, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Vim 3.0 through 7.x before 7.2.010 does not properly escape characters, which allows user-assisted attackers to (1) execute arbitrary shell commands by entering a K keystroke on a line that contains a ";" (semicolon) followed by a command, or execute arbitrary Ex commands by entering an argument after a (2) "Ctrl-]" (control close-square-bracket) or (3) "g]" (g close-square-bracket) keystroke sequence, a different issue than CVE-2008-2712.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.2/7.2.010
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/attach/9290f26f9bc11b33/K-arbitrary-command-execution.patch.v3?part=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/attach/dd32ad3a84f36bb2/K-arbitrary-command-execution.patch?part=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/browse_thread/thread/1434d0812b5c817e/6ad2d5b50a96668e
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/msg/9290f26f9bc11b33
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31592
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32858
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32864
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33410
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-457.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-001.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:236
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/3
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/4
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/5
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/6
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-K.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0617.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0618.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495662
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495703
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502322/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30795
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-712-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0004.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0033
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0904
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461927
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44626
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10894
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5812
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.2/7.2.010
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/attach/9290f26f9bc11b33/K-arbitrary-command-execution.patch.v3?part=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/attach/dd32ad3a84f36bb2/K-arbitrary-command-execution.patch?part=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/browse_thread/thread/1434d0812b5c817e/6ad2d5b50a96668e
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/msg/9290f26f9bc11b33
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31592
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32858
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32864
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33410
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-457.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-001.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:236
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-K.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0617.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0618.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495662
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495703
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502322/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30795
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-712-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0033
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0904
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461927
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44626
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10894
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5812
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

78 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

vim

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